The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-08-17
Lawrence.


Amos Benedict is clerking III Cornwelrs
grocery.
Rowland's sawmill started up last week for
Snort run.
-. w. Rogers of Chicago, made a short
business trip TO this town last week.
We all appreciated the copious rain and
cooler weather and are thankful for it.
Fred Mentor, who has been travelling with
an 'Uncle Toms Cabin came home last
Saturday
The Times says Jesse NJ. Branch, formerly
of this place, will engage in his former pro
fesston of teaching, in Otsego county.
score or so of our citizens took in the
narrow gauge excursion TO South Haven on
Saturday last, and say they had good time.
The stave factory started last Monday and
will run long enough TO finish the seasons
cut, when it will shut down for the remain
der OF the year.
Maize Rhodes put down tubular well for
Sid Stearns the other day, ffty-seven feet
long. Shouldn't wonder if Maze were caught
boring for gas one of these days.
That new walk in front of Mrs brakes
property is a decided improvement, but it
doesn't show great degree of mechanical
ability on the part of our city marshal.
Eugene Orion, son of Noble Orion OF Ar
lington, aged about twenty-five years. was
drowned in Southard's Lake last Sunday,
while trying to swim from boat to the
shore.
The youngsters who went down to the
campmeeting last Sunday afternoon got
quite a sprinkling. Those who stayed must
have got pretty we'll poured as we'll as
sprinkled.
Mrs. McElwain of Hastings, lectured on
temperance at the Baptist church two even
ings last week, and organized lodge of
good templars. Mrs. nj. is a sister of John
= Evans, whom all good templars know as
grand worthy secretary
Arthur Bruner of this place. attempted to
drive past a threshing machine engine stand
ing in the highway on Tuesday of last week,
when his horse took fright and, being unable
to control him, Mr.. Bruner was thrown out
on barbed wire fence and very severely
injured. One cut in his neck came very
near severing the iugular vein. DR.. Rowe is
attending him aud he is doing as well as
could be expected. His horse was nearly
ruined.
PROSPECT LAKE.
Several from here took in the Crystal
Springs camp meeting.
Some poor, miserable, contemplate sneak
stole ninety cent hammock from Charles
Christie's front yard last Tuesday night.
We had a very pleasant and a most accept
able shower last Wednesday night, but it
came too late to help corn in this section.
We have diagnosed that double buggy case
that the North Hamilton correspondent
spoke about. and we find it to have been a
clear case of mother-in-law.
We are told by persons who said they
knew whereof they spoke, that in our neigh
boring town of Hamilton, hard cider is sold
by the gallon TO those who make bad use of
it. More country boys are made drunkards
by hard cider than any other way.
We had the pleasure of viewing Edison
Woodlands late importation of Percheron
horses. We do not claim TO be No. l
fancier, but will say they are the best of that
blood we have ever seen. Edison takes con-
siderable pride in showing them, and well
he may He is building up reputation as
one of the best horse breeders in western
Michigan and one of the squarest dealers.